Wednesday, September 10, 2008

COMMENTS: A sinkerball pitcher on the mound at Coors Field is like a balloon-animal clown at a two-year-old's birthday party: he may look like he's having fun when he first gets to the backyard, but it won't be long before he's gonna get mugged. With that, the Dodgers move Derek Lowe up one day in the rotation to see if Lowe can reprise his last effort (8 beautiful innings of 2-hit ball with 4 Ks vs. the Snakes), against Estes, a former Giant. The Dodgers' position of 3 games ahead of Arizona (as of 4p, thanks to the AZ @ SF game) is the apex for the entire 2008 season, giving us a 86.5% chance of winning the West (and that was prior to the SF comeback victory this afternoon). Keep on rolling, Blue!

Before I go to sleep I want to note that the use of the words 'balloon animal clown metaphor' in my previous comment features four consecutive nouns, three of which are used as adverbs or adjectives. Yeah, baby.

I guess this post could be considered the 'balloon animal clown metaphor game thread.'

Look what i found on Deadspin, the feature is called Why your team won't make the playoffs: National League. This was written about the Dodgers:

1. Los Angeles Dodgers. Record: 74-71. Magic number: 16. Why they're doomed: Takashi Saito, Brad Penny Rafael Furcal are still out with injuries. Upcoming: Of 17 games remaining, six are with San Francisco, four with Pittsburgh and four with San Diego. Ray of hope: Andre Ethier is smacking that; had five hits and five RBI on Friday, and has his average up to .299, making him a nice compliment to Manny.